Carol Hannah continues in "Project Runway"

Watch Carol Hannah on "Project Runway" each Thursday at 10 p.m. on Lifetime.

It turns out Anderson native Carol Hannah Whitfield needs to see Michael Kors back at the judges' chairs. After all, he seems to very much like the designs she puts forth.

Ten designers remained before last week's episode of "Project Runway," including perennial middle-of-the-pack Carol Hannah. With one appearance in the top three and none in the bottom three, Carol Hannah has done a wonderful job of creating great garments, but without the benefit of a whole lot of feedback from the judges.

Then, when last week's challenge was introduced, it seemed all that would change.

Macy's was the sponsor of last Thursday's designer challenge and the whole idea was to design two compatible looks for their Ink clothing line. The work had to be wearable, stylish and something that could be sold on the racks at Macy's.

The twist? The designers would have to work in pairs, there would be no immunity for winning this challenge and one or more designers would be going home.

Carol Hannah's concepts were enough to get her a spot as team leader and the chance to choose her teammate. The only thing was, there was only one designer left when she got to choose. Once again, the team of Carol Hannah and Shirin went forth to grapple the designer gods and they had a plan from the start.

Playful banter and a bit of stress was not enough to distract the team from sailing through the challenge drama-free. Irina and Gordanna were not as lucky as the two bickered through most of episode.

The stress from that carried over to the other designers when, during a "diary" moment, Irina compared Carol Hannah's designs to something she would find for $10.99 in a discount store — and they would be on sale for $5.

Ouch.

Thankfully, Heidi Klum and Michael Kors did not agree as Carol Hannah got in the top three for a second time this season. Fitting, then, that Irina's designs would also sit at the top.

In the end, Irina won for a second week and Carol Hannah had to accept that she was in the middle once more. But with only nine designers remaining, she is certainly looking forward to making that final grouping.

Why nine designers? Because Louise's ruffled nightmare went home while Christopher cried his way to another week of challenges and drama.

Watch Carol Hannah on "Project Runway" each Thursday at 10 p.m. on Lifetime.